Physician Profile
Unclaimed ProfileAbout UTTER
Based in Sacramento, CA, Garth Utter, MD is listed in the NPI registry under general surgery. Garth graduated from University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine in 1997. Garth is also listed as specialising in surgical critical care and trauma surgery.
Summarised automatically from public NPI registry and CMS Medicare data. Not written or reviewed by this provider. Claim this profile to replace it.
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Common questions
What does Dr. Utter specialise in?
Dr. Utter is a general surgeon in Sacramento, CA. This is the primary taxonomy recorded against the NPI in the federal registry, listed there as “GENERAL SURGERY”.
NPI registry
Where is Dr. Utter located?
Dr. Utter is listed at 2315 STOCKTON BLVD. - DEPARTMENT OF SURGERY NAOB 5TH FLOOR - TRAUMA, Sacramento, CA 95817. Addresses come from the NPI registry and can lag a move, so confirm before travelling.
NPI registry
What is Dr. Utter's phone number?
The number on file is (916) 734-1768. Guide.md cannot book appointments or pass on messages — please call the office directly.
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What is the NPI for Dr. Utter?
Dr. Utter's National Provider Identifier is 1013991769. It is issued by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and is unique and permanent — it does not change if they move practice.
NPI registry
Where did Dr. Utter go to medical school?
Dr. Utter attended University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine, graduating in 1997. This comes from the CMS National Downloadable File.
CMS public data
How much experience does Dr. Utter have?
Dr. Utter has 29 years experience. Calculated from a graduation year of 1997, reported in the CMS National Downloadable File.
CMS public data
What does Dr. Utter do most often?
According to Medicare billing data, Dr. Utter the Medicare record under this individual NPI shows mainly office visits and diagnostic testing. Hospital-based physicians usually have their procedural work billed by the facility rather than under their own number, so this is a floor on their practice, not a description of it. This reflects Medicare patients only and is billing volume, not a measure of quality.
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Is Dr. Utter's profile verified?
Not yet. This profile is built from public federal data and has not been confirmed by Dr. Utter. If this is you, claiming it is free.
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Licensing & Certification
Source: NPPES NPI Registry
Contact Information
- (916) 734-1768
- Email not available
Practice Locations
2315 STOCKTON BLVD. - DEPARTMENT OF SURGERY NAOB 5TH FLOOR - TRAUMA
Sacramento, CA 95817
Procedures Most Often Billed to Medicare
319 services · 185 patients · 7 distinct codes
| Procedure | Type | Code | Services |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes | Office visit | 99232 |
158 |
| Critical care, first 30-74 minutes | Office visit | 99291 |
47 |
| Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes | Office visit | 99222 |
44 |
| Subsequent hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 25 minutes | Office visit | 99231 |
29 |
| Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes | Office visit | 99223 |
17 |
| Emergency department visit with moderate level of medical decision making | Office visit | 99284 |
12 |
| Hospital discharge day management, 30 minutes or less | Office visit | 99238 |
12 |
Source: CMS Medicare public data. Shows how often procedures were billed — not quality of care or patient satisfaction.
Related providers
Connections drawn from the registry and from what providers have told us. A link here is not a referral or an endorsement.
Other general surgeons at this location 2
Same specialty, same street address — most likely the same department or group.
Also at this address 4
Providers at the same street address. Each files their own registry entry, so a shared practice often appears under several different names.
Other general surgeons in Sacramento 6
Same specialty, same city.
More connections — 14 related providers in 2 groups
Trained at University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine 7
Other providers in the same specialty who trained at the same institution.
Class of 1997 at University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine 7
Providers who graduated from the same medical school in the same year.
Provider data sourced from the NPPES NPI Registry and CMS public datasets. Information is provided for reference and is not medical advice.